Research on Racial Stereotypes Conducted by Phelps and Colleagues (2000)

question 30

Multiple Choice

Research on racial stereotypes conducted by Phelps and colleagues (2000) suggested that when European-American participants viewed pictures of unfamiliar African-American men, activity in the ________ of these participants was correlated with the results of ________ behavioral measures of racial beliefs and attitudes.

• A)orbitofrontal cortex; direct or explicit
• B)orbitofrontal cortex; indirect or implicit
• C)amygdala; direct or explicit
• D)amygdala; indirect or implicit

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